Posts Tagged: history of Palestine
Palestinian Authority Claims That Ancient Jews and Pagans Were All ‘Palestinians’
One of the Palestinian Authority (PA)'s biggest problems is its identity complex. It knows that the Jewish people have been in the Land of Israel...
Palestine and the Holocaust: What If?
I was scanning the news (a common Jewish activity), when a recent article by Marwan Bishara in Al Jazeera (Aug 18, 2022) caught my eye....
Jewish History Proves Jews Are Indigenous to Israel
Jewish history is long, tortuous, and difficult to grasp in its entirety. Moreover, there is the history of the Jews, and then there is the...
A Lesson for Seth Rogen (and All Jews) on Early Zionists and Arabs
Seth Rogen's interview on Marc Maron's WTF podcast, and his heartbreaking confession about how he was "fed a huge amount of lies about Israel my...
Palestinian Myths and Israeli Realities
I like to deal in truth and reality, so here are some facts: Israel has never been called “Palestine,” at least not as a national...
Clarifying the Palestine Saga
The Palestinian leadership is rehashing the notion that Palestine has been Arab/Muslim from time immemorial. But is such a claim consistent with historic documentation? According to...
In the Middle East, Not All Narratives Are Valid
In the Middle East, not all narratives are valid or equal; some are based on lies. And the biggest falshehood of them all is the narrative of...
The Abbas Mythology
A recent article in The Atlantic about “The Tragedy of Mahmoud Abbas” noted: “In him, the world saw a reformist, a leader who could get the Palestinians...
Mahmoud Abbas and the False Palestinian Link to the Jebusites
Abu Mazen is at it again, claiming that Palestinians are descended from the Canaanite tribe of the Jebusites. These claims echo those made by Yasser...
Ten Basic Facts About the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
In all the discussion about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict -- and the quest for a solution -- some basic facts are too often missing, neglected, downplayed or skewed. Not...
Arabs and Turks Welcomed the Balfour Declaration
"One hundred years have passed since the notorious Balfour Declaration, by which Britain gave, without any right, authority or consent from anyone, the land of...
How Balfour Shaped History
A mere 67 words helped alter the course of history. One hundred years ago this past week -- on November 2, 1917 -- the Balfour Declaration was issued, declaring British support for...
Abbas’ Guardian Op-Ed Illustrates the Dishonesty of the ‘Palestinian Narrative’
The Guardian’s efforts to amplify the "injustice" of Israel’s continued existence in the context of the Balfour Centennial went into high gear when they published an op-ed by Palestinian Authority President...
J Street Rewrites History to Create ‘Palestine’
JNS.org - The US government's reluctance to demand the immediate creation of a Palestinian state has sent J Street into a panic. With its candidates having...
